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A photograph of a saffron-robed sannyasi in an orange sleeveless garment, with dark hair in a bun and rudraksha beads at his neck, placing his right hand on the forehead of a young man with a moustache and rudraksha mala. The sannyasi holds a small folded white paper in his left hand, possibly prasad or a written slip. Beside them an older man in white shirt and white dhoti bends forward with head lowered, and a woman in a cream sari with an orange shawl and a gold pendant stands nearby. Other people in white and cream clothes stand behind, and a potted plant and red-and-white painted wall are visible at left.

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A seated man in an orange sleeveless robe with long, wavy dark hair places his right palm on the forehead of an older man kneeling before him. The older man wears a white shirt and a dark rudraksha-style mala, with his palms joined in anjali mudra. Behind them, people in white dhotis and orange or yellow shawls stand near a table holding brass vessels. An orange cloth covers the floor, and a red border runs along the wall. The scene appears to be a blessing or darshan moment.2010-07-07December 09 20112011-12-09A photograph of a seated man in a white shirt receiving a touch on the forehead from a standing man in an orange sleeveless garment with long dark hair tied back. The standing man's right hand, with fingers raised, rests at the seated man's brow. Behind them another figure in orange is partly visible at the right edge, and a man in white with a yellow shawl stands at the left. A clay pot sits on the floor and a red-and-white painted wall forms the background. The seated man's eyes are lowered and his expression is calm. Two standing figures in white and orange are visible, and the seated man is one physical person.2010-07-17July 05 20132013-07-05July 06 20102010-07-06A photograph of a long-haired figure in a saffron-orange garment with dark rudraksha malas placing a hand on the crown of a shaven-headed young man in white dhoti and shawl with a pink border, who stands with hands clasped and eyes lowered. A tilak-marked priest in white and saffron stands behind, and a silver tray with offerings is held at the right edge. Several onlookers in white shirts and white robes stand in the background of a hall. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation moment, though the page does not establish the specific rite.2010-10-26A photograph of a blessing moment indoors. A person seated in a saffron-orange robe with a wrap draped over the shoulders reaches forward and rests a bare hand on the forehead of a younger man with short brown hair and light stubble. The younger man has his eyes closed, palms pressed together in front of his chest, and wears a white t-shirt under an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala of red-brown beads. A third person in white sits partly visible in the background, and a window and cream walls frame the room.2013-02-26April 22 20122012-04-22 +1 copiesDecember 06 20112011-12-06A photograph of a man in an orange sleeveless top with long dark hair pressing his right hand on the head of a balding, moustached man in a white shirt who bows forward. A woman in a pink top with a red bindi stands behind them watching, and people in cream and yellow garments stand in the background beside a red-and-white painted wall.2010-07-02 +1 copiesOctober 11 20122012-10-11A photograph of a blessing moment indoors against a plain white wall with a ceiling fan at the top. A person in an orange saffron garment and a bare shoulder, hair in a bun, wearing copper-coloured bangles, stands behind a older man in glasses and a white short-sleeved shirt, placing a hand on his forehead. The man stands with hands together near his waist. Behind them a seated man in white with a rudraksha mala and a shaved-head priest in orange stand near; to the right a woman in a white sari with a grey blouse watches. The swami figure's identity is only an appearance-based guess, so this is a probable depiction of a blessing scene with the orange-clad person giving a forehead blessing to a devotee.2012-04-06